Ruth 2:3-5

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³ So she went. She came and gleaned in the field behind the reapers. As it happened, she came to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. ⁴ Just then Boaz came from Bethlehem. He said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you.” They answered, “The Lord bless you.”^{(A) 5} Then Boaz said to his young man who was in charge of the reapers, “To whom does this young woman belong?”